Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 174 | 221 | 200 | 239 | 188 | 127 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 134 | 292 | 270 | 307 | 630 | 600 | 458 | 434 | 280 | 276 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM1.84m | 2:01PM1.95m | 2:25AM1.88m | 2:51PM1.95m | 3:15AM1.90m | 3:39PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.12m | 8:13PM0.14m | 8:34AM0.11m | 9:03PM0.12m | 9:25AM0.11m | 9:51PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 174 | 221 | 200 | 239 | 188 | 127 | 60 | 40 | 54 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 134 | 292 | 270 | 255 | 630 | 600 | 458 | 434 | 280 | 276 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 5 | — | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 42 | 45 | 100 | 137 | 131 | 83 | 36 | 39 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 307 | 192 | 188 | 173 | 120 | 4 | — | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | NE 11 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 87 | 100 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 81 | 80 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 71 | 227 | 27 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 168 | 180 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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